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Sunday, July 30, 2017

DTGD17 (Dare To Get Dirty) is a week packed with challenges and prizes for our Fan Club members. The event runs from July 28 through August 4th, with 5 or more challenges each day... so many Dirty Girls providing inspiration for an amazing week!

You must be a Fan Club member to join in the fun - Click Here for the details on how to join!I am hosting DTGD17nancylittrell today, July 30th until August 4th. Here are my 3 sample projects. I would love to have you play along with my challenge or any of the other amazing challenges by current and alumni Dirty Dozen Girls. I already have 15 samples in my DTGD17nancylittrell gallery by my very talented DD girl friends to peek your interest:-)

Friday, July 28, 2017

Finally getting into the mood to make Christmas Cards now that I have a stack of Alcohol Inks on Acetate Backgrounds. You will be seeing more of these backgrounds in the near future :-) I need many more Christmas Cards. I spent several hours yesterday playing with this technique with my twin, Margie and childhood girlfriend, Sue. We all finished the day with a stack of beauties :-)

My card is for the July Rudolph Days Challenge. All the challenges are from the 25th of each month to the last day of each month.

Later in the day I die cut the center and popped up with fun foam. Added a popped up stamped sentiment and glued the card front to a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" card base. Such a quick and easy card for the holidays. Enjoy.

I used the stamping on tissue paper technique on my 5th card. I stamped my STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms flowers using Distress Oxide Inks onto the white tissue paper. But then decided to scrunch up the tissue for more texture. Of course, that covered up the detail of the flowers, but I still got artsy color spots that sort of looked like flowers.

I finished my CAS design by adding a Perfect Plum Cordinations CS frame, die cut frame and strip of Washi Tape. Then a die cut hello, which had 2 layers. Finally popping up my angled main image with fun foam.

Another fun tissue paper technique to share :-) Be sure and check out the fabulous samples by our DT and our amazing Guest Designer Sue (Sue's Card Craft). You still have until July 24th to join the CAS Mix Up tissue paper fun! Happy tissue paper stamping my friends. Hugs..

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Who would guess that tissue paper techniques could be so much fun and creative :-) Not only I am loving the creativity and all my finished cards using my stack of tissue paper backgrounds, but...our wonderful DT and GD Sue are too. And...our Gallery is growing daily!!!

My card was so easy. I die cut the corner of my card front using my Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media Christmas Die set. There are 2 more dies in the set for more future Christmas cards.

Next I placed my Alcohol Ink Acrylic Tissue Paper background from my stash behind the die cut card front. Then I die cut SU Cucumber Crush CS using the same die again and inlaid the green leaves. Worked great.

Next I die cut the Merry using a scrap piece of my background and stamped the christmas. I plan to make more of these cards for Christmas. I love the CAS design and still have plenty of Christmas colored backgrounds in my stash :-)

Here is the link to my 1st tissue paper card using the same background technique. It has the detailed steps if you are interested.

I am still having fun from June's CAS Mix Up Embossing Paste/Gel Challenge and could not resist after smooshing with Distress Inks my background...adding a stenciled fern using Embossing Paste. While the paste was still wet I sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

While my fern was drying I used DOX scraps to punch out my butterflies. I shaped with my bone folder and die cut the butterfly bodies and attached to the wings with glue.

Step 3: pre-cut acrylic sheets..I used 4" x 4" and 6" x 6" squares. Smoosh onto spritzed alcohol inks until you are happy with results. You can spritz more if inks dry too quickly. Lay aside piece to dry with alcohol side UP. Can add more ink to foil to make more backgrounds. I ended up with 4 large and 9 small backgrounds.

Do not throw away foil. Can be used for another technique that I will share in a future post that I learned from my friend Christine :-)

Step 4: When piece dries use foam brush to Paint ON Alcohol Ink Side the Gel Medium or Modge Podge (optional..pinch of Dazzling Diamonds or fine glitter to lightly sprinkle onto wet glue) then scrunch up a pre-cut (6x6 or 8x8) White tissue paper and then open tissue leaving the scrunched wrinkles and place over wet glue. Rub with your hands for good contact. Turn over piece onto clean paper towel and press more with hands. Carefully add more glue on edges if necessary. If glue smudges appear on the acrylic side remove using paper towel and 90% rubbing alcohol.

Step 5: Set aside and let glue dry. Then trim tissue with your scissors. Check for more glue smudges and remove with alcohol. Then you can stamp images or sentiments, etc using Stazon ink. Other inks tend to smear....wonder how I know that...

Once you get the hang of the steps the technique is so easy and the results soooo beautiful and interesting.

I used my brand new Poppystamps "Scribble Thank You" Die, cutting it out of SU Basic Black CS.

I wish you could see the pretty glitter from the SU Dazzling Diamonds. The tissue adds a white glow to the background. So gorgeous in real life. I hope you get to try the technique too or any tissue paper technique and join the fun at July CAS Mix Up. There are so many gorgeous samples by our DT and our Guest Designer, Sue (Sue's Card Craft)...plus the Gallery is growing :-)

Sorry about the long description, but I have not found a video that really works for this technique.

Monday, July 10, 2017

Who can resist butterflies? They are everywhere the month of July. They love all our flowers this time of year. The colors, shapes and sizes are so beautiful. Can't say I have ever seen a butterfly like the colors I chose, but I really wanted to try the Bister Powders that my girlfriend Christine shared with me at our Retreat in May.

What do you think? Kind of an artsy look for my butterflies and background?

I took a piece of Mixed Media paper and lightly sprinkled on the blue Bister and spritzed with water. Let dry and then did the same with the black Bister. I really liked the background.

I then die cut my stitched circle and punched out the butterflies with my Bister background and again with SU Basic Grey CS.

Next I shaped the butterflies using my bone folder and attached the butterfly layers using my SU fine tip glue pen. I added drops of Nuvo white blizzard drops to the butterflies and set aside to dry.

Then I die cut my card front and added a fussy cut layer. I attached the circle layers using fun foam and added to card front.

I attached my 3 butterflies and added the stamped and fussy cut sentiment to the circle background. I am not sure it is a favorite card, but I do like it. I will definitely be using the Bister's again. Thank you Christine for sharing. It will last me a long time. A tiny bit goes a long way :-)

Be sure and check out all the awesome CAS Watercolour Butterfly cards from the DT and our GD. You have until July 24th to join the fun. Enjoy your Summer & Butterflies! Hugs..

Friday, July 7, 2017

The DT has discovered there are so many fun techniques using Tissue Paper. I smooshed using Distress Oxides onto Deli Paper. Let dry between layers and smooshed again...several times until I got the background I liked.

Here is my finished card using my background.

I did not glue my background onto a piece of cardstock. I just tucked the sides under and added scotch tape. I liked the added texture.

I die cut a frame using Shimmery White CS and attached the tissue background then popped up with fun foam.

Next I die cut my "happy" twice for extra thickness and stamped the birthday using Archival Black ink and added a few sequins. Then I attached my card front to Very Vanilla CS. The Shimmery White CS looks best with vanilla because it is an off white. I love the subtle shimmer.

That was it...so easy and I loved the texture from the tissue paper and layered Distress Oxide Inks.

I did not use a video for my card technique. Just did my normal smooshing technique and instead of watercolor paper I used deli paper :-)

Be sure and check out the amazing cards, techniques and videos on the CAS Mix Up Challenge. You will definitely be inspired ! You have until July 24th to play along. Happy Stamping..Hugs..

Sunday, July 2, 2017

I wanted to try a rainbow color combo using my T.H. Distress Oxide Inks. I cut 7, 3" x 3" squares of Strathmore Mixed Media paper. Next smooshed six squares using only one DOX ink on each square of paper. Then swiped one ink pad onto my Craft Mat, spritzed with water and then smooshed with the pre-cut paper until the entire piece was filled with the one color of ink.

After pieces dried I punched out my 6 butterflies using my SU Bitty Butterfly punch. Next I made one more smooshed piece using all six DOX inks to use for the Poppystamps "Scribble Thank You" die cut sentiment.

I die cut the SU Whisper White 3" x 4" rectangle using my Memory Box Stitched Rectangles Die. Next I attached a piece of fun foam ($ store) on the rectangle. Die Cut the Thank You using the smooshed with 6 DOX inks piece. Added SU Fine Tip Glue Pen to foam, which showed under the die cut sentiment and then inlaid the Thank You (like a puzzle). Weighted down with an acrylic block until glue dried.

Next I used my bone folder to form the butterflies, added SU tiny pearls and 3M foam tape to the back of butterflies to attach to my main image.

The last step was to attach the popped up main image to my SU Thick Whisper White card base. I really liked the rainbow Distress Oxide Ink colors and CAS watercolour design.

Be sure and check out the CAS Watercolour challenge with gorgeous butterfly cards by our very talented Design Team and Guest Designer Eunji (Stamper EunjoA). You have until July 24th to join the fun! Hugs...

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Time for our CAS Mix Up Stamping + Tissue Paper + Your Choice Challenge. There are many creative samples by our Design Team and Guest Designer, Sue (Sue's Card Craft) at our CAS Mix Up July Challenge. Be sure and check out the helpful YouTube Videos also. Loll's new Tissue Paper Watercolouring and Techniques YouTube Video just went Live. It is Great!

I was inspired by this White Tree Acrylic Painting Video by StudioSilverCreek. I only used the part on how to create a Tissue Paper Background, but the entire YouTube video (5:19) is worth watching.

I used a flat paint brush to cover a piece of Mixed Media paper with a thick layer of white Gesso and while Gesso was wet I laid a piece of scrunched white tissue paper over the Gesso using a brayer to securely attach the tissue. Then let dry completely.

I dropped blue acrylic paint in my palette and spritzed with water. Took my flat paint brush and brushed the paint quickly over the tissue. Then wiped off the excess paint with a paper towel. Let dry and done. Such a fun inky and quick tissue technique.

I then added Silver Metallic Thread and attached foam tape to pop up the layers. Next I stamped the sentiment onto the card base.

Enjoy and please do join us with your Tissue Paper cards. You have until July 24th to play. Don't forget to check out the CAS Mix Up Tissue Paper Challenge for fabulous samples by the Design Team, and Guest Designer, Sue. Happy 4th of July to the USA!